The KPMG report

What is the KPMG report?

In 2007 the Ministry for Culture and Heritage commissioned accounting firm KPMG to carry out an independent "baseline funding review" on Radio New Zealand. The review showed Radio NZ was underfunded and understaffed, and as a consequence was having to underpay its employees.
From The Dominion Post - An endangered species in a commercial world, 06/03/10:

Its findings included:

Radio New Zealand is operating efficiently in the delivery of its outputs under the charter. There are no significant opportunities to redeploy resources more efficiently.

Published in November 2007, the KPMG review said Radio NZ - which broadcasts Radio NZ National and Radio NZ - needed $7 million to $7.6 million to meet commitments in 2008-2009 and was short of 25 employees. The shortfall would grow to $8.6 million to $9.5 million and 40 staff by 2010-2011.
The Labour Government last year increased Radio NZ's funding by $2.4 million. But an insider said that money had been taken up by inflation and Radio NZ faced essentially the same problems to sustain services as in 2007.
KPMG - which found $4 million of the shortfall was to hire more employees and pay better money - concluded that Radio NZ was running efficiently and there were no provisions to redeploy resources.

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